Published by Racehorse Publishing, 2017, 2017
Seller: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.
Hamilton, Alexander, 1755-1804. Adultery and apology: observations on certain documents in the history of the United States for the year 1796. Foreword by Robert P. Watson. Racehorse Publishing, 2017, 125pp., PAPERBACK, very good. ISBN 9781631581670.
Published by Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1979., 1979
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Hardcover: H 23.75cm x L 15.25cm. Full dark blue leather; vibrant gilt stamping to both boards and spine with latter additionally decorated with four raised bands. All edges gilt. Sewn-in silk ribbon page marker. Dark orange silk moire endpapers. Past owner's ink signature on Easton Press bookplate affixed to half-title page; interior leaves are otherwise bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp.
Published by Paderborn etc.: Ferdinand Schöningh 1994, 1994
Seller: Antiquariat Lengelsen, Werdohl, Germany
Tb. Okart. XCIII, 602 S. Mit Literaturhinw. u. Register: Namen, Sachen, Begriffe. (Namensstempel auf d. Vorsatz, hs. Jahresz. auf d. Titelbl., leichte Bleistiftanstr. auf ca. 200 S., sonst nahezu sehr gut. Bilder auf Anfrage). (= Uni-Taschenbücher, UTB 1788).
Published by Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 1993, 1993
Seller: Antiquariat Lengelsen, Werdohl, Germany
Opbd. mit Ou. VII, 561 S. Mit Bibliographie u. Register (Personen, Begriffe u. Sachen). (Namensstempel auf dem Vorsatz, hs. Jahresz. auf dem Titelbl., ansonsten sehr gut. Bilder auf Anfrage). (= Reihe 'Bibliothek klassischer Texte').
Published by Norwalk, Conn.: The Heritage Press 1973, 1973
Seller: Antiquariat Lengelsen, Werdohl, Germany
Gr.-8°. Oln. m. goldgepr. Rt. Goldgepr. Deckelvignette. O.-Schuber. XXII, 600 S. Mit Index. Kopfvignetten. (R. etwas verfärbt, sonst nahezu sehr gut. Bilder auf Anfrage).
Published by New York; 4 July, 1835
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
3pp., 4to. 74 lines of text. Originally a bifolium, but with the two leaves now separate. Good, on aged and lightly-worn paper. Addressed, on reverse of second leaf, to 'George P Morris Esq. | Cold Spring.' The reference in the letter to Morris having 'cut down the wood' around his property is ironic, given that he is most famous for the poem/song 'Woodman! Spare that Tree!' Hamilton begins by stating that he has seen 'Mr. Robinson', who will see Morris on the subject of buying Morris's house. Hamilton considers Morris's price of $8000 for his house 'very cheap'. 'Indeed if you had not cut down the wood, I should be half inclined to buy it myself but that I consider a paramount objection to the property.' He thinks that 'most of the objections contained in the memorandum' Morris sent him on Undercliff 'of a nature that would occur in any New House The work will swell & requires easing repeatedly. As to the Locks, I am sure who ever told you they were "common Locks" knows nothing about it as I paid Pye's Partner for them myself - all the fastenings are of the same quality as those of the house I occupy'. He has 'sent for a person competent to judge', who informs him that 'the house is as well built as Contract Houses are generally and that the work is as good if not better than that of the one I am in - The frame was up under my eye - The walls built under my personal inspection and all appeared to be solid and substantial'. He hopes Morris will see that 'Mr Peirson fulfils all his contract. He is necessitous and I wish to pay the small balance due him as soon as you are satisfied'. After a paragraph discussing the roof, Hamilton declares: 'I think you have a very cheap property - a beautiful place and a good and commodious house'. He states what he considers the 'correct view' of 'one point': 'when I sold the House - you will admit, I sold it as it stood with the benefit of the contracts, I was careful to be explicit in telling you there would be some extras in addition to the contract work, but expressly said I could not tell the amount - I have expended on it about $6400 Dollars altogether and with the Interest to the 1st of June last I shall be a loser of from 6 to 700 Dollars'. He considers that 'Forty Dollars judiciously applied under you eye will do every thing you want, but if you trust to workmen to come and do as they please, there is no limit to the cost'. He ends by discussing 'the Stucco of the Columns', and the outside of the house.
Published by Treasury Department, N.P., 1793
Seller: Auger Down Books, ABAA/ILAB, Marlboro, VT, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
Condition: Fine. Among Hamilton's many signal achievements as the first Secretary of the Treasury under the new Constitution was his creation in 1791 of the First Bank of the United States. Founded on British models - the Bank of England had been established in 1694 - this new institution would be vital to the development of the postwar economy. The Revolution caused profound disruptions to commerce and industry, and the new country began its saga under the weight of enormous debt, a devalued currency, and high inflation. A central bank, tasked with collecting tax revenues, holding public funds, paying government debts, and issuing paper currency, was Hamilton's solution. Starting with a 20-year charter and a capitalizaion of $10 million, the First Bank of the United States opened for business on December 12, 1791. Branches in Boston, New York, Charleston, Baltimore, and other cities soon followed. The present document, a receipt addressed to Samuel Russell Gerry (1750 - 1807), offers a fine example of the Treasury in action, with the funds being deposited into the Boston branch of the First Bank of the United States, which had opened only the previous year. Gerry served the new government as the tax collector at Marblehead, Massachusetts. His correspondence with the Secretary of the Treasury has been published in the Hamilton Papers. An appealing relic of the economic history of the United States, and a fine example of Hamilton's iconic signature. Full text as follows: Treasury Department, June 29, 1793, Sir, A duplicate receipt of the office of discount and deposit of the United States Bank at Boston. No. 343, dated the 30th of M. for 460 dollars--- has been received from you at this office. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, A Hamilton [signed] Sam R. Gerry Esq. Collector Marblehead. Partially printed document signed by Hamilton and finished in another hand. Fine condition. With the original receipt from Ben Boomfield Autographs, sold in 1954 to the previous owner.
Published by Printed [by William Duane] Pro Bono Publico, Philadelphia, 1800
Seller: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA), New York, NY, U.S.A.
8vo. (8 13/16 x 5 1/78 inches). 37, [1], lviii pp. 19th-century half morocco marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers. Second edition of the infamous Reynolds pamphlet in which Hamilton confesses to his affair with Mrs. Reynolds. The second edition of the infamous "Reynolds pamphlet," in which Hamilton describes his affair with Maria Reynolds and admits to paying off a blackmailer. Hamilton had paid Mrs. Reynolds' husband to keep the affair secret, and in turn, Hamilton was blackmailed by her husband, who falsely implicated Hamilton in participating in Reynolds' own illegal speculation practices. In the pamphlet Hamilton takes the extraordinary step of admitting to adultery in order to clear his name of the financial scandal. While mostly successful in its purpose, it destroyed any hope of a political career on the national stage, and provided salacious ammunition for Hamilton's enemies. This scarce edition was published by Hamilton's opponents to keep the scandal alive in the election of 1800, after the Hamilton family had purchased and destroyed most of the original 1797 edition. At the height of conflict between Federalists and anti-Federalists, Hamilton's enemies reprinted the pamphlet and capitalized on these accusations to generate a smear campaign against him. Evans 37571; Howes H120; Sabin 29970; Ford 65.